The GAA last night confirmed Paraic Duffy as successor to Liam Mulvihill as director general. Duffy, a native of Scotstown in Monaghan, was ratified by the GAA's Management Committee and will take office from February 1st of next year, and hold the position for seven-years.

Currently the GAA's player welfare manager, Duffy is a former principal of St Macartan's College in Monaghan, and also acted as chairman of the GAA's Games Administration Committee from 2000 to 2003.

GAA president Nickey Brennan said Duffy is a man with an outstanding record of effective and practical service to the GAA at club, colleges, county and national level. He said his ability, integrity and intellectual capability to address core issues in the association was recognised and appreciated by all closely involved in the affairs of the association and the broader GAA constituency who followed his career to date.

Mulvihill said he had respected and admired Duffy's commitment, dedication and professionalism as an innovator and administrator for many years and as a colleague in the central administration of the GAA over the last year. He said he could not think of anybody more capable of taking on the responsibility of director general and was sure the management of the administration of the GAA is in safe hands in the years ahead.